bɪˈləu prep. & adv. --prep. 1 lower in
position (vertically, down a
slope or
stream, etc.)
than. 2
beneath the surface of; at or to a greater
depth than (head below
water; below 500 feet). 3 lower or
less than in
amount or
degree (below freezing-point;
temperature is 20 below). 4 lower in rank, position, or
importance than. 5
unworthy of. --adv. 1 at or to a lower
point or
level. 2 a
downstairs (lives below). b
downstream. 3 (of a
text reference)
further forward on a page or in a
book (as noted below). 4 on the lower
side (looks
similar above and below). 5 rhet. on
earth; in
hell. øbelow stairs in the
basement of a
house esp. as the
part occupied by servants. [BE+ LOW(1)]